Villains for Justice League vs. Suicide Squad Revealed

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By Joshua Yehl

The villains responsible for the conflict in the upcoming Justice League vs. Suicide Squad six-part comic book event have been revealed in the new issue of DC’s Direct Current magazine, a publication that lets retailers and fans know what’s coming up in the world of DC Comics.

Check them out:

Art by Jason Fabok. (DC Comics)

The currently unnamed group of baddies is headed up by Maxwell Lord, a complicated figure from before the New 52 who has been both member and enemy of the Justice League (you can see his elbow on the left). He’s probably most known for trying to take over the world in 2005’s Infinite Crisis. He used his mind-controlling abilities to take over Superman, which forced Wonder Woman to break Lord’s neck and kill him in order to free Superman. Looks like he’s up to no good again.

The rest of the team consists of Emerald Empress, Doctor Polaris, Johnny Sorrow, Rustam, and Lobo. If you don’t know most of these characters, don’t feel bad. DC has been reaching deep into their well of classic characters and concepts as part of their Rebirth initiative to return to the publisher’s roots, so you can expect to see these old faces given a fresh re-introduction.

Lobo is of course the most popular of the bunch, and seeing him on this team is a spoiler of sorts. The space bounty hunter has already been announced as a member of next year’s new Justice League of America comic series by writer Steve Orlando and artist Ivan Reis, so it looks like he’ll have a change of heart during the story and decide to work for the good guys instead. Or what’s more likely is that he’ll be paid or coerced into fighting for the JLA by Batman.

Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #1 by writer Joshua Williamson and artist Jason Fabok releases in December with a weekly shipping schedule.

Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #1 cover by Jason Fabok. (DC Comics)

What do you think of this odd group of villains? Let us know in the comments!

Via CBR.

Joshua is IGN’s Comics Editor. If Pokemon, Green Lantern, or Game of Thrones are frequently used words in your vocabulary, you’ll want to follow him on Twitter @JoshuaYehl and IGN.

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